I will rise up early and dress myself up nice
And I will leave the house and check the deadlock twice.
And I will find a crowd and blend in for a minute
And I will try to find a li...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
It is the only appliance that grinds the grain into flour
And kneads the dough in the same container
I cut myself a two-foot switch from some tropical hardwood nearby.
And the sou...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
You'll be maybe lunging for the bad guy’s hip
No one anticipates the sunset flip
The referee and your opponent will hold you there
And we're gonna bring in a folding chair
...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
It was raining outside, so I cleaned house today.
Spent half of the morning throwing old things away.
Try not to get caught up,
Try to think like a machine.
Focus in on the task, ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Unknown engines underneath the city
Steam pushing up in billows through the graves
Frankie Lymon's drinking Sea Breeze in a studio in Harlem
It's 1968
Just a pair of tunes to hamm...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Tile floor of the bathroom
Scrubbed clean and bright
Checkerboard white and gray
Towels from the Ritz Carlton hotel
In Kingston, Jamaica
I can still see the rust colored stains to...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Get stomped like a snake
Lie down in the dirt
Cling to my convictions
Even when I get hurt
Be an upstanding well-loved man about town
In your child’s mind that's how it goes...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Wipe down the windshields and roll down the windows
Let's go where the jackals are breeding
Wrap this bandanna around your head
Don't let anyone see that you're bleeding
Fire up t...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
I heard the wings beat on the wind tonight
As the heat stole power from the darkening light
I saw the streets fill up with people that I knew
People who looked like you
Rise ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Got out of bed, could not remember my own name
Condemned to walk the soil amongst all creatures wild and tame
Go where I go, do what I must
Crawl starving on my belly
Licking u...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats